January is the month to look back on the past year, and to look forward to the new. At our next get together we'll do just that. We'll talk about our successes and failures over the past year, but also set some goals for ourselves for the coming year.
We're gonna crush 2013!

The Lawrence Apple Users' Group 2.0 will be having a meeting entitled
"Welcome to Macintosh: All Questions and Answers" Wednesday, January 2nd, 7pm at DCSS 745 Vermont Street in Lawrence.

Did you get a new Mac, iPod or other goodie for the holidays. This meeting is all Questions and Answers. Get all your questions answered for free by local experts. This meeting is ideal for PC "switchers" and beginners

Meetings are always free and questions are always welcome, even if it isn't about the topic being discussed. A door prize will also be given out to an attendee. Go to http://www.laugks.org for more info or Contact Dave Greenbaum, 785-218-9676, dsg@mac.com to be notified of upcoming meetings.

Note our inclement weather policy: if USD 497 is closed, our meeting will be cancelled. Check our website if there is a question about whether the meeting is cancelled due to weather.

DECEMBER 17, 2012 — KansasFest 2013, the Apple II convention scheduled for July 23–28 in Kansas City, Missouri, comes on the thirty-fifth anniversary of the Disk ][ disk drive, Apple DOS, and Applesoft BASIC. To celebrate this anniversary, Randy Wigginton, Apple employee #6 and engineer who worked on all three of these innovations, will be the keynote speaker.

In 1978, Wigginton was a brilliant young high school student working alongside Apple co-founder Wozniak. Wigginton was an early member of the famous Homebrew Computer Club, often caught rides to club meetings with Wozniak, and was there for the unveiling of the Apple I. At age 14, Wigginton started writing software for the Apple I. He assisted with the early design of and software for the Apple II and manned the booth at the West Coast Computer Faire introducing the Apple II. He was part of the all-night coding session in January 1978 that allowed Apple to introduce a working disk drive the following day at the Consumer Electronics Show. Later that year, Wigginton adapted Microsoft BASIC to become Applesoft BASIC and wrote the RWTS (Read/Write Track/Sector) software routines critical to the operation of Apple DOS and the new disk drive. The MacWrite software was among Wigginton's contributions to the company beyond the Apple II. Wigginton continues to work in the computer industry today, currently with Square.

Wigginton's work on DOS and Applesoft contributed to the success of the Apple II computer. The low cost disk drive and DOS revolutionized data storage on the Apple II. The low cost disk drive and DOS revolutionized data storage on the Apple II. Previously, users had no choice but to use slow and unreliable cassette tapes to store and distribute their programs and data. Applesoft BASIC became the most widely used programming language for the Apple II and the foundation for much commercial and hobbyist software.

KansasFest is an annual convention offering Apple II users and retrocomputing enthusiasts the opportunity to engage in beginner and technical sessions, programming contests, exhibition halls, and camaraderie. KansasFest was originally hosted by Resource Central and has been brought to you by the KFest committee since 1995. Any and all Apple II users, fans, and friends are invited to attend this year's event. Registration details will be announced on the KansasFest Web site in early 2013. For photos, videos, and presentations from past KansasFests, please visit the event's official Web site at http://www.kansasfest.org/.

Hello Kansas City, MO C* (Cassandra) users! I'm proud to announce your very first C* meetup, being held at Plaza III - The Steakhouse in Kansas City, MO.
Your group is very new and I look forward to helping you assist in its growth by providing quality speakers, food, beverage and Cassandra SWAG items, on behalf of DataStax.
This meetup will be lead by Lara Shackelford, Vice President of Marketing at DataStax. Lara will be presenting a variety of Cassandra's business use cases from some big-name companies, including Netflix, HealthcareAnytime and Adobe. We hope you are able to make it and share your Cassandra story with the group!
Appetizers and drinks will be sponsored by DataStax.

SMCKC January Breakfast: A Hangout with
Brian Solis, sponsored by H&R Block

Come sit in on an intimate virtual
conversation with best-selling author, blogger, speaker, and social
thinker Brian
Solis.

Some of you have read Solis' earth-moving
books "Engage" and "The End of Business as Usual." Others
have been lucky enough to see Solis speak (such as his recent keynote at Social:
IRL in Des Moines). Now, you'll get the chance to engage in dialogue with
one of the world's leading new media prophets. Live and in the pixel,
Solis will beam into the Google Fiber Space to chat with @SMCKC at
our January 4, 2013, breakfast.

Best of all, you can have a voice in the
discussion! There will be ample opportunity to ask questions live, but if there's
any topics you especially want Solis to address, please email your questions in
advance to events@smckc.com.

Catch the holiday spirit while
catching up with your SMCKC friends during our December happy hour, to be held
from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. on Dec. 20 at Kill Devil Club (61 E. 14th St., Kansas City). While you’re there, be
sure to try Kill Devil Club’s hand-crafted cocktails and delicious small plates.
Admission is free. Register on EventBrite so we can plan for
space.

A demo on how Office 2010 (including Access 2010) works on
a tablet PC along with a short demo of Office 2013.

David Blackwell will demonstrate the possibilities for
using a tablet for clients who travel and/or work in the field…Heritage has a
pilot program with a client who is using a PC tablet to enter data into an Excel
worksheet, transferring the data to an Access backend. This process has
eliminated the need for the professionals to record something on paper, and then
enter the data into their laptop in a motel room at night.

David is a senior
developer for Heritage Computer Consulting & Services, Inc. HCCS is a 21
year Computer Consulting located in Overland Park, Kansas specializing in
providing custom solutions to real world challenges for their
clients.

Angela Boardman and
Shahzad Zafar will lead a discussion of how their organizations are using Jira
and go over some of the software’s features.Other Jira users are encouraged to attend and share how the software
supports their process too.We’ll save
time for questions and answers, so make plans to attend!

This will be a lunch
meeting at 75th Street brewery and attendees will be responsible for
purchasing theirown lunch.

About the Speakers:

Angela
is a consultant for Advanced Technology Group - she focuses on Agile
development, process improvement, project management and coaching. Her passion
is coding (Java), but the majority of recent demands have her serving primarily
as Scrum Master. Angela is CSM/CSP certified; she advocates Agile anywhere and
everywhere it can be applied, thrives on educating others, and even applies
Agile principles outside of work where possible.

Shahzad
Zafar is a Sr. Team Lead and Technical Project Manager at Cerner Corporation and
is an Agile Champion at Cerner as well as a frequent JIRA user. He started as a
software engineer before transitioning to project management. He has experience
with multiple project management tools such as MS Project, VersionOne and JIRA.

The emotional battle between HTML5 and Native is often misguided, with dialog focused on a future of unknowns or personal fears of skill set deficiencies. We will work to define the benefits of both and how together, HTML5 and Native, can produce a more certain future and immediate business value to clients.

Short notice, but we're going to have a holiday hangout this month.Bring your dinner or your drinks at 7 on Tuesday night!
Show up and bring your laptop with a Ruby trick or question and we'll have a hack session. I'm sure some people from coderetreat will want to share their experiences if you're interested.
Also, if you're interested in helping out with KC Ruby next year, we'll have a short discussion about it tomorrow night. If you're curious but can't make it, email me directly and I'll make sure that you're included.
See you soon!

No formal presentations, no set agenda. Join your fellow local coders for some shop talk over coffee and donuts instead of burgers and beers for a change.
We'll be in the Gallery room at the Lawrence Public Library; enter through the east and find us in the little room to your left.
Also, donuts.

Our Standard Meeting Format
We love Web Development, PHP, new development techniques and everything in between. Often our meetings are a little free-formed, but for the most part fall into

Meet and Greet new members!

John Kary presents "Last Month in PHP" - Some highlights and happenings in the PHP Universe

Members bring forward issues, concerns or other items of interest

All Developers Welcome!
We understand that many PHP Developers don't just code in PHP. Whether you are working in a framework like Symfony, Zend Framework, Silex, Slim, FuelPHP, CakePHP or a CMS like WordPress, Drupal or Joomla our goal is that you will find something new, relevant and useful.

We are also happy to have presentations or even code reviews if appropriate. If you are interested in giving either, just let us know!

White Elephant (also known as Stealing Santa, the Kamikaze Gift Exchange, and Yankee Swap) is a snarky party game played during the holiday season. We love playing games here at Red Nova Labs (can’t you tell by now?), and we thought it would be a fun idea to incorporate this casual theme at December's Venture Friday.

The game will double as a speed intro event; everyone who brings a gift will introduce him or herself and will take a minute to say what they’re working on or looking for.Also, anyone whoshows up in a holiday sweateror some kind of festive outfit will win a door prize.

How to play White Elephant:• Everyone brings an inexpensive gift• All gifts must be wrapped with no exterior markings• Everyone puts their gifts in one pile• Everyone draws a number (1 to # of people playing)• Number 1 goes first, picks and unwraps a gift• Number 2 can pick another gift or “steal” any unwrapped gift• If an unwrapped gift is “stolen,” the person it is stolen from can either “steal” another gift or pick an unwrapped gift• The next person’s turn occurs after a wrapped gift is opened• The game ends when all gifts are unwrapped

Now let's all play nice!• Gifts cannot cost more than $25 and no less than $5• Gifts cannot be overly offensive or illegal• A gift cannot be immediately stolen back • All gifts must be kept in plain sight

The game is meant to be entertaining and fun; no sore-sports allowed. The price limit ensures that everyone wins and has a good time. Not sure what to bring? Here are some gift ideas: a pet rock, a bacon-scented car air freshener, or canned unicorn meat.

As usual, we will be providing the food and beverages. Snowtinis (Carrie's own recipe) will be served instead of Red Nova Labs' signature Raspberry Lemonade in celebration of the holiday season.
Bring your holiday spirit and entrepreneurial vibe.

No soliciting or mooching please (entrepreneurial mojo required; read more in Discussions).Under 21 entrepreneurs welcome, but please let us know in advance (contact the organizers for info).
Want to present your idea, get feedback, or find testers? Have an idea for an awesome entrepreneurial jam? We invite startup stimulation. Contact Carrie at Red Nova Labs.

This is the kickoff. The origin. The time before time began. This is where we start.
Anyway, this is largely going to be a meeting about if what cool things we want to do moving forward. Let's plan on a healthy discussion then let things dissolve into anarchy. Sound good?

We'll discuss this hot topic, review different coding options, discuss different ways to deploy images, and much more - all from a UX/UI perspective.
We'll be in VML's office at 250 Northwest Richards Road, Kansas City, MO - http://goo.gl/maps/tID7P - and someone (or signs) will help you find your way.
Oh, and in case you haven't heard, we're also now an IxDA professional group! YAY! Big thanks to Tyler Hilker, who is co-manager. See you on Tuesday!
The URL to join us live via Connect is: https://experts.adobeconnect.com/deesadler
After, I'll post another link for the recording.

This is a hot topic. We'll discuss, look at some code, discuss how to deploy images for both, and much more. All from a UX/UI perspective.
In case you haven't heard, we are also an IxDA professional group! YAY! All thanks to Tyler Hilker, who is co-manager.
Parking Garage P off 119th - We'll be in the UX's Concept Realization Center (CRC), and someone will be downstairs to let you in.

We're scheduled for a week from Saturday in the SMALL meeting room thistime at the Plaza library, 2pm.

I can show the results of the survey and we can discuss it. So far, I'mnot intent on changing anything, although I should decide about spendingmoney either on meetup.com <http://meetup.com> or a small projector.

Maybe I could briefly talk about the coursera Mathematical BiostatisticsBoot Camp online class, and in particular some R-related high pointsfrom the lectures on the following:* jackknife/bootstrap* working with log-normal distributions

If anyone is interested in it, I can talk about how to run BUGS (Bayes Using Gibbs Sampling) within R. It's a rather specialized topic though.

The other thing I could talk about instead is developing graphic animations in R.

If you plan on coming, please RSVP here, I know it's a busy time of year...

The
Lawrence Coders user group is hosting a hack day tomorrow (Thursday) evening at
the Lawrence Public Library from 6-9pm. For those getting off work at 5 and
would be driving to Lawrence, we are free offering pizza and soda too!

This
is a casual event, so bring your laptop and come hang out to both learn from
each other and teach people what you know! More details at the link below. We
would love to have you out!

Catch the holiday spirit while catching up with your SMCKC friends during our December happy hour, to be held from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. on Dec. 20 at Kill Devil Club (61 E. 14th St., Kansas City). While you’re there, be sure to try Kill Devil Club’s hand-crafted cocktails and delicious small plates. Admission is free. Register here on EventBrite so we can plan for space. See you there!

Speaker:Based in
Joplin Missouri, Stephen Jensen is presently a consultant with British
Telecom's global services unit, and has been performing web application
security assessments for over 9 years. With a background as a software
developer, it was his experiences within the software industry that led him to
shift his focus more towards the security aspect of software.Steve will be covering:

1) Overview of different software development models
(traditional models never had security in as a requirement)

2) What is the purpose of an application assessment?

????? Automated assessment

????? Manual assessment

3) What is the purpose of a code review?

?? ?? Automated review

?? ?? Manual review

4) Benefits of doing conjunctive testing versus doing one
or the other.

Steve is a great speaker and this is an important topic
for any company that produces or uses software.

Where:Room 183 in
the Regnier Center at Johnson County Community College

This information gathering is for designers and developers to get together, grab some food and/or drinks, and talk shop. A lot of great discussions happen organically at these meetings, don't miss out!

Hello All !
Our next meeting will be held:
6:30 PM, WED, November 28, 2012
Centriq Training Center8700 State Line Rd, Leawood, KS
(West side of State Line Rd, directly across from Ward Parkway Mall)
Food and door prizes will be provided by : *Many Sponsors*

In order to ensure that we have enough food for you, please let Ray Harris know if you will be attending. Thanks very much !

It's time for our Annual Christmas/Holiday Party!

6:30 PM, WED, November 28, 2012

We will collectively celebrate the year, count our blessings, remember the many things we are thankful for, thank our many sponsors, and have great fellowship, food and good cheer!
We'll also have several recruiting companies attending so that everyone can network together, and get ready for the New Year!
(there is no regular meeting the week of Christmas due to the! holiday)
Our website URL is: http://www.kcwebpros.com
See You There !!!
Ray Harris
Read more...

We are excited to announce that a Salesforce Developer User Group has formed in Kansas City! The group's first meeting is next Wednesday; November 28th, 2012. This is your opportunity to connect with and learn from Salesforce Platform Developers in the area.

Be Prepared
for SharePoint 2013 Free one- day online
conference on SharePoint 2013

Tuesday,
December 11th, 2012 at 11:00am ET/ 8:00am PT

Schedule of Sessions:

Overview
of What's New and Compelling in SharePoint 2013: During this session, we cover the
major architectural changes, including the integration of FAST Search, new
service applications, and how SQL Server 2012 changes data tier architecture
for SharePoint 2013. We'll cover enhanced claims-based authentication options
and new best practices around SharePoint extranet models, and we'll discuss and
demonstrate the new Site Mailbox integration options with Exchange 2013.
SharePoint architects, administrators, and developers will gain valuable
insight into this new, powerful version of SharePoint and will be able to
immediately use the best practices presented within their own environments.

Getting
Ready for SharePoint 2013 Development:With the release of SharePoint
2013 this year, new development features coupled with the software include app
development, Azure powered workflows, and Windows Phone 7 OS integration. In
this session we will discuss the latest development options such as the newer
client object models as well as OData, OAuth, and Napa. In addition, we'll
present the basics for developing and deploying applications to the new
SharePoint 2013 App Store.

From
Blueprint to Picture Perfect: Rightsizing Your SharePoint Environment:This session will cover proven
strategies and best practices for creating a blueprint to develop the
SharePoint-based solution that will best meet your organization's needs. We'll
cover topics such as creating an actionable set of goals and vision for the
project; drafting a governance plan for the solution; and choosing third-party
tools to assist with migration, disaster recovery, and management of the
environment. We'll discuss key development challenges involving forms and
workflows, as well as branding options for different types of solutions. We'll
give attention to key differences between SharePoint 2010 and 2013, along with
adding cloud capacity to your SharePoint environment.

Governing
and Managing Hybrid SharePoint Environments: As cloud-hosting options for
SharePoint mature, organizations are hoping to capitalize on cloud benefits
while mitigating many of their risks. One way to hedge your bet is to
incrementally migrate certain workloads to the cloud, while keeping others
on-premises. In this session, we'll walk through a number of hybrid scenarios
and consider how governance plans and compliance policies may be affected and
how to maintain a hybrid-healthy security posture. Whether your plans are for
Office 365, Amazon, Azure, or other providers, we'll share practical guidance
to help you vet your hosting strategy.

Event Description

Office 365 delivers the best of breed productivity solutions in the cloud with unmatched experience across the devices. Join us for an overview of the upcoming Office 365 release and learn how EA customers can receive subsidy up to $40 per seat for Office 365 deployment and migration.

More details on our November meetup are coming soon!http://www.meetup.com/kcphpug/eventsOur Standard Meeting Format
We love Web Development, PHP, new development techniques and everything in between. Often our meetings are a little free-formed, but for the most part fall into

Meet and Greet new members!

John Kary presents "Last Month in PHP" - Some highlights and happenings in the PHP Universe

Members bring forward issues, concerns or other items of interest

All Developers Welcome!
We understand that many PHP Developers don't just code in PHP. Whether you are working in a framework like Symfony, Zend Framework, Silex, Slim, FuelPHP, CakePHP or a CMS like WordPress, Drupal or Joomla our goal is that you will find something new, relevant and useful.

We are also happy to have presentations or even code reviews if appropriate. If you are interested in giving either, just let us know!

Come and practice your programming. Learn some new things and try out something you'd never do at your day job.
What is coderetreat?

Coderetreat is a day-long, intensive practice event, focusing on the fundamentals of software development and design. By providing developers the opportunity to take part in focused practice, away from the pressures of 'getting things done', the coderetreat format has proven itself to be a highly effective means of skill improvement. Practicing the basic principles of modular and object-oriented design, developers can improve their ability to write code that minimizes the cost of change over time.

The coderetreat day consists of 5-6 sessions, each session's learnings building upon previous sessions. The morning focuses on becoming comfortable with the problem domain, breaking old habits and beginning focused self-discovery. The afternoon pushes the envelope by challenging pairs to stretch their skills and understanding of abstractions, modular design and test-driven development.

Global Day of Coderetreat joins cities across the world in coderetreat, all on the same day.
Location sponsored by Cerner, thank you!
Money is to reserve your spot and will be refunded when you show up. If you don't show up, it will be donated to some programming related cause.

Join us for a free day-long conference focused on the best ideas for improving computer performance and the latest thinking about data visualization. Denise Kalm, a nationally-known and highly-entertaining speaker from the Computer Measurement Group, will join local practitioners to supply experience-based and tested tips for improving performance on virtual and stand-alone servers. Expect to find some old ideas challenged -- and some re-validated. No matter what your level of capacity and performance experience, there will be useful information that can immediately be applied to your enterprise.

Presenter: John Gonzalez
This Meet-Up will focus on Spring Batch, a lightweight, comprehensive batch framework designed to enable the development of robust batch applications vital for the daily operations of enterprise systems.
Spring Batch builds upon the productivity, POJO-based development approach, and general ease of use capabilities people have come to know from the Spring Framework, while making it easy for developers to access and leverage more advanced enterprise services when necessary.
John will also cover other Spring topics of interest to the group.
This month's sponsor is Bradford & Galt.
Founded in 1984 Bradford & Galt Bradford & Galt offers a full range of IT services through a business model that allows for customized and flexible deployment of world class IT talent and solutions. They serve Midwestern clients with offices in St. Louis, Kansas City, and Central Illinois (Peoria).

PRESENTATION:Practitioners of lean construction have become identified as agents for change in our industry, including the way we work, behave, and even the way we think.However, most work to date has focused on tools, methods, and thinking geared toward contractors.Come hear Romano Nickerson, AIA, speak about his experiences with lean as a principal architect at Boulder Associates.He will offer his understanding of lean within the construction industry, with specific interest given to impacts to the design process.Romano will provide examples of project work conducted in a lean manner while also highlighting ways in which Boulder Associates has undergone a lean transformation.

SPEAKER:With a Master of Architecture degree from the University of Minnesota, Romano Nickerson is a Principal with Boulder Associates, an architectural firm specializing in healthcare design.A special, long-term relationship with a progressive healthcare client exposed Romano to concepts of lean project management.An early interest quickly grew into a passion for Romano as he began transforming concepts initially meant for the production of cars into principles that could be applied to the design environment.He has developed and implemented innovative systems for applying lean production controls to architectural practice and project management and has helped clients to begin and sustain their own lean transformation.Romano has presented lean concepts for design and project management nationally on numerous occasions.

This event is free of charge thanks to the generosity of our sponsors.

Caren and Jim will
demonstrate developing the code that updates multiple fields prior to saving the
current record; and will share a few nuggets learned through the
process.

Caren develops and
maintains databases that allow clients to track their clients and
competitors.

Jim is a senior
developer for Heritage Computer Consulting & Services, Inc. HCCS is a 21
year computer consulting firm located in Overland Park, Kansas, specializing in
providing custom solutions to real world challenges for their clients.

Advanced
Topic: Tips from Favorite
Access Book

Presenter: Janet
Gelsinger

Janet is a Teradata
DBA at Hallmark Cards in Kansas City, working with project teams on Hallmark's
Enterprise Data Warehouse. She also builds Access databases for small to
medium-sized applications. Active in the Heartland Access User Group for many
years, as well as KC DAMA (Kansas City Data Management Association) and Central
Region Teradata User Group.

Drawing:

Data
Analysis with Microsoft Access 2010 by Larry Rockoff.An
introduction to Access with an emphasis on topics relevant to data
analysis.Access
queries are covered in detail both in terms of the mechanics of their design,
and how they can be used for typical data analysis tasks.